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The poetical works of James Thomson, with his last corrections and improvements. ... With the life of the author. From the royal quarto edition of 1762
by Thomson, James (1700-1748)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: London: printed for Joseph Wenman, 1786. Full leather. Very Good. Small 12mo (5 x 3 x 1 inches); 3 vols complete in one physical volume; xii, 168, 107, 121, [3]pp. Each volume preceded by engraved frontispiece. In late eighteenth century full calf, gilt rolls dividing spine into five compartments, gilt lettered red and green leather spine labels in second and third compartments, other compartments gilt, board edges gilt, short closed tear to vol.3 p.105 with no loss of text. A superb example of this rare pocket edition: not in ESTC (which lists the very scarce 1780 edition only with just 3 x Uk and no US citations).
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- Bookseller
- Lyppard Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000767
- Title
- The poetical works of James Thomson, with his last corrections and improvements. ... With the life of the author. From the royal quarto edition of 1762
- Author
- Thomson, James (1700-1748)
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: printed for Joseph Wenman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1786
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- james thomson works seasons castle of indolence georgian poetry miniature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian books; Antiquarian English Literature;
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About Lyppard Books
Lyppard Books was established in Worcester, UK, in 2012, adopting the unusual name from Lyppard Grange, once a farm attached to the monastery of Worcester's ancient cathedral. We maintain a small and select stock of English and Continental antiquarian titles from the dawn of western printing to the 19th century, and aim to offer original, early examples of scarce and sought-after texts.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
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- Calf
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